Sunrise in Oía
30 image panorama of sunrise on the north end of the Greek island of Santorini
30 image panorama of sunrise on the north end of the Greek island of Santorini
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May, 2016Views
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Location
This was early in the morning one day at Oia, which is on the north tip (facing west) of the crescent island of Santorini. I took a path out to get as far as I could, so I could get both the north and south shores in a single image.Time
This is dawn. Everyone goes to Santorini for the sunsets, which are incredible. But I like to be weird and obtuse, so I got up early for the sunrise. Besides the sun position, the main difference I found between sunrise and sunset? LACK OF CROWDS!!! :)Lighting
100% natural. No way I could add to or improve this!Equipment
I shot this hand held. NOT WHAT I RECOMMEND! I ALWAYS recommend a tripod. But I was on Holiday, and did not have one. Probably boostes ISO to 400 so I could get f/8 or f/11 at a decent shutter speed. This was with my old D-200, a real workhorse camera. DId a LOT with that camera, shot some of my favorite images. I would have shot a 50mm to reduce distortion. This image was composed of two layers of images vertically, and probably 7-9 horizontally to get the width and height I wanted. I shoot a 1/3 overlap when I shoot panos, and probably more if I shoot handheld, just to make sure I have tons of information.Inspiration
The view. I just saw this magnificwent view and had to shoot the whole thing- thus a pano.Editing
Well, I used Photoshop to combine the images. NO< I Lie! Back then, I used Autostitch! I use Photoshop NOW, though... I did use a LOT of Photoshop- this is probably one of the first major Photoshop pieces I ever did. There are a LOT of aerials and sat dishes in Greece.... I took them ALL out. That took a while. Also, power lines- I HATE power lines. Took 'em out too!In my camera bag
This is a travel picture... so here is my travel bag: D-810, 15-30, 24-70 and 70-200. Lightweight carbon tripod. Lens cleaners and blow bulb. 2 ND4's, and ND 10. Remote release.Feedback
First, SEE YOUR SHOT. Don't just bang away or spray and pray- this shot is not possible with that approach. You have to see the subject, and know what you want to show. In this case, it was wanting to show the view from essentially the end of the world. Step two- figure out HOW to get that shot. I could have shot something similar with a 10mm, which I had with me. But that would have distorted, and would not have represented the full view I wanted. I wanted as close to my eye as possible. SO that means a 50mm. Since I can't fly (and this was before drones!), I had to shoot a multi-image pano. In framing up the 50mm, I could not get the height I wanted, either... so, that means I had to do at least two "stripes" of panos- one lower and one higher.... and paste those together too. And, beause I know how panos work (I LOVE shooting them!), I also know I need to shoot extra above, below and on the sides to cover for the distortion of a pano. So all these went into my plans of how to shoot this. Once combined, the fun really started. This image is pretty close to what I shot on the right, but I cut a lot on the left. I cropped to a compromise of what I wanted to see, and what reproduces well. I would ahve loved to have shown more ocean on the left- I shot it!- but this image is probably too wide (to height) already....
